Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

In Spanish with simultaneous English translation Directed by Michel Hausmann “The Color of Desire” is set in politically turbulent Havana circa 1960 during the beginning of the revolution. In the play, Americans and Cubans, expatriates, revolutionaries and theater people adjust to the country’s rapid change. The action is centered around the erotically charged relationship between a […]

Por duodécimo año consecutivo, la Revista Literaria Baquiana presentará su anuario o versión impresa. El lanzamiento neoyorquino estará a cargo de los directores de Baquiana, Patricio E. Palacios y Maricel Mayor Marsán, con la participación de Antonio Cao, Gladys Triana, Rafael Bordao, Myrna Nieves,  y otros críticos, poetas y artistas del área metropolitana de Nueva York. […]

OPENING RECEPTION A very unique two-day exhibition in the heart of Chelsea, featuring established talent alongside new and exciting Cuban-American artists: Arvade, César Alfonso, Ana Maria Nardo, Jesus Rivera, Walter Rodriguez, Francisco Sanchez and Raul Villarreal. Meet the artists at Thursday’s opening reception. Exhibit hours: Thursday 17 (6 pm to 9 pm) and Friday 18 […]

An illustrated presentation by historian Andrés Castellanos on a relatively unknown event in 19th century Cuba, the first armed insurrection against Spain for the cause of Cuban indpendence. Led by Joaquín de Agüero at Jucaral, Puerto Príncipe (Camagüey), this failed heroic attempt took place 17 years before the Grito de Yara, which would unleash the […]

A veinte años de que la Editorial Betania publicara la antología Cinco poetas cubanas en Nueva York, Felipe Lázaro, fundador y director de la prolífica casa editorial madrileña, vuelve a visitar la obra de estas autoras con una nueva edición, la cual describe como “una actualización crítica de cinco de las voces líricas más importantes […]

Be part of history! Celebrate this holiday season at a unique concert of villancicos, the New York City premiere of 18th century Christmas carols by Cuban baroque composer Esteban Salas (1725 – 1803). Starring Capilla Esteban Salas de Nueva York, under the musical direction of Maestro Flores Chaviano, from Spain’s prestigious Conservatorio de Segovia. With an […]